Soft Machine - Moon In June (Top Gear June 1969)

[@redlester]

First heard this on Alan Freeman's Saturday Rock Show in the mid '70's. Adored it and bought Triple Echo afterwards. I'm 63 y/o now and still love it just as much as ever. Utter genius.

[@francoiscouture9280]

IMHO the best version of Moon in June out there. Ratledge rips and this set of lyrics is hilarious.

[@euphorik6]

100% agreed. much better than the LP version.

[@Strandkievit]

🎼For a non-English person it is quite the challange to really get into the complete happening; it`s just not the mother speech and as such is easier to get lost in words. My challenge is to again free my mind and absorb. The named mother wás the one that brought my real musical basics home, as she was the one that brought the records home to keep safe after each time she attended the youth social club (the soft machine {first}, ummagumma, close to the edge, harvest, santana) 58 now but feeling like 6 or whatever when reentering the listening mode ✌

[@johnuriel6245]

This peobably the best version I have heard of this, the whimsical lyrics followed by the manic soloing. Absolutely brilliant.

[@jdmresearch]

Totally agree. Really great.

[@IsaacTheSalsaShark]

Love the lyrics. Hilarious.

[@JohnSmith-of4vh]

Improvised & special in it's uniqueness, nothing like it.

[@MrJossy54]

this covers the ultimate concept idea of the canterbury scene

[@diegonline22]

Why's that?

[@jdmresearch]

@@diegonline22 Musicianship; earthly, whimsical, unassuming lyrics.

[@7karlheinz]

@@jdmresearch Don't forget humor, back then it was almost a crime to include humor in your music. I give Frank Zappa some credit for that. All the Canterbury bands were influenced by him.

[@jdmresearch]

@@7karlheinz True!

[@heavenlymusiccorporationultd]

I "discovered" her by recommendation of Anoushka Shankar years ago, and followed her since then with delight and amazement. As she more than fullfills the promises, frankly exceeds by large / P.S.: the band here is nicely backing that level

[@waifai9802]

heard really a ton of music but this is top 5 everything

[@thomaschisholm6348]

Fucking brilliant!

[@7karlheinz]

Love the John Cage interview reference! "I shan't say one more word so instead I'll play drums..."

[@aigor55]

grazie Albert

[@satyros2]

THANK YOU

[@theloniousratledge8835]

Sicuramente la migliore versione di Moon in June.

[@Fittyshow]

peccato per la qualità però, solo a me gratta parecchio a tratti inascoltabile? Comunque continuo a preferire la versione studio, sarò pazzo... questa forse è più "enjoyable" per certi versi.

[@manricofiorentini4957]

@@Fittyshow accetta che siano due versioni differenti, qui il testo improvvisato in studio, una parte...è piu trascinante questa, l altra piu costruita, secondo me è un pareggio

[@theloniousratledge8835]

​@@FittyshowQui è un po' più jazzistica.

[@_ratherBursadboi]

Incredibly based version

[@john123456889]

ticky tacky ticky :>)

[@7karlheinz]

When Pink Floyd was called "The Pink Floyd", years before they would become rich, irrelevant, megastars.

[@theloniousratledge8835]

Esattamente...

[@donleino]

whos playing piano here?

[@jasonpp1973]

Mike Ratledge

[@donleino]

@@jasonpp1973 hmmm no i can hear him playing his lowrey organ and there an acoustic piano playing simultaneously

[@theloniousratledge8835]

Qui è Ratledge, in Third è Wyatt.

[@jasonpp1973]

@@donleinoMike, piano one hand, Lowrey the other hand.